by podblack on May 23, 2010
From the Randi.org website: He was such a good man, a productive and useful member of our society, and I can anticipate the international reaction to his passing. His books – so many of them – remain to remind us of his contributions to us all. His last one was dedicated to me, and I [...]
by podblack on April 10, 2010
Look, as far as I’m concerned, I’m still on my holiday break from solid blogging – and next week it’s pretty much nothing but editing and preparing for the start of classes again for me. So, don’t expect my usual updates or essay-length blog-posts, beyond some favorite YouTube videos. I’m meant to be on a [...]
by podblack on March 29, 2010
Thanks to ‘bastardsheep’ for this one: TAM (The Amazing Meeting) is coming to Australia this year, the last weekend in November. The first official lineup lineup of speakers has just been officially announced: James Randi, DJ Grothe, SGU, Brian Dunning, George Hrab, Dr Eugenie Scott, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and MC Dr Paul Willis. #TAMOz appears [...]
by podblack on March 17, 2010
Happy St Patrick’s day – if you want to check out the St Patrick’s Day luck superstitions, read my post from last year: Luck Of The Irish And Other Reasons To Avoid The Pub Today. Firstly, head over to the ‘I Am A Skeptic’ banners over at Skeptic.com! You may notice that four women and [...]
by podblack on March 10, 2010
I blame Twitter for that particular term… Head over to the Token Skeptic website for the podcast that has started to head off into all sorts of interesting directions beyond just superstition and science - Token Skeptic Episode #12 features an interview with Junior Skeptic’s Daniel Loxton. You can subscribe to the (very short!) episodes [...]
by podblack on March 6, 2010
Announcement! I’m now a columnist with Skeptical Inquirer website! The CSI one! With yet another cat-icon by the talented Michael McRae, getting all Cheshire-like on the top. Rworr… A little while back I was approached about contributing something regularly to the Skeptical Inquirer site and so, here it is! It’s been very difficult keeping it [...]
by podblack on March 1, 2010
Over at the Young Australian Skeptics site, there’s a great announcement! Finally! Many, many thanks to everyone who submitted and here are our final selections for the Young Australian Skeptics Blog Anthology! Some great reads there – and there should be a significant hat-tip to the following: Additional big thanks to the following people: “Dr [...]
by podblack on March 1, 2010
Click to head to the LA Ink site!